Sonofanump;1206893 wrote:Hello everyone, okay admittedly I feel a little stupid because I accused Tolkien of ripping off "Harry Potter" with regards to various elements. However, I just found out that "Lord of the Rings" actually came out before "Harry Potter." I don't have any apologies, though, because seriously, how many people actually were aware of this? I also saw "The Raven" recently and was shocked to learn that Edgar Allen Poe had died not too long ago. I didn't even know this until my friend pointed this out to me after it was over. So you can never really be sure about who is ripping off who, or who is even still writing literature at any given time.

Also, it is conceivable that Tolkien might have known J.K. Rowling in some way, either directly or indirectly (via email or something) so it wouldn't be stunning that he could have gotten some plot elements from her.

In any case, both "Harry Potter" and "Lord of the Rings" are great series and stand alone by themselves. But anyways, getting back to the subject of this board, I had a question about "The Hobbit." Does this movie/book take place before or after "Return of the King"? Is this "Lord of the Rings" part 4, and if so, why did they wait this long to come out with the movie?

Sonofanump;1206893 wrote:Hello everyone, okay admittedly I feel a little stupid because I accused Tolkien of ripping off "Harry Potter" with regards to various elements. However, I just found out that "Lord of the Rings" actually came out before "Harry Potter." I don't have any apologies, though, because seriously, how many people actually were aware of this? I also saw "The Raven" recently and was shocked to learn that Edgar Allen Poe had died not too long ago. I didn't even know this until my friend pointed this out to me after it was over. So you can never really be sure about who is ripping off who, or who is even still writing literature at any given time.

Also, it is conceivable that Tolkien might have known J.K. Rowling in some way, either directly or indirectly (via email or something) so it wouldn't be stunning that he could have gotten some plot elements from her.

In any case, both "Harry Potter" and "Lord of the Rings" are great series and stand alone by themselves. But anyways, getting back to the subject of this board, I had a question about "The Hobbit." Does this movie/book take place before or after "Return of the King"? Is this "Lord of the Rings" part 4, and if so, why did they wait this long to come out with the movie?

rmolin73;1206992 wrote:Is that for isadore?

BR1986FB;1206997 wrote:Ha! No, but somehow he'd try to spin that cat's "brute strength" into a "baby killing machine."

Everyone knows that tiger kittens evolved from the tiger species which ARE natural born killers hence the domestic tiger striped cat would have to have that killer instinct deep down in it's soul. I'll end this diatribe with...."gosh a ruddies." :rolleyes:

ernest_t_bass;1206910 wrote:WHAT THE FUCK did I just read?

BR1986FB;1206960 wrote:

ernest_t_bass;1207342 wrote:

SportsAndLady;1207547 wrote:You realize those type of pictures are for chicks right?

BR1986FB;1207552 wrote:Really? Pictures like that pop up on my Facebook wall all of the time and about 90% of them are generated from a male source.

SportsAndLady;1207547 wrote:You realize those type of pictures are for chicks right?

Do you also pinterest?

ernest_t_bass;1207567 wrote:STFU.

Raw Dawgin' it;1207569 wrote:awww someone got their little feelings hurt!

ernest_t_bass;1207573 wrote:Yes. Crying real tears.

Raw Dawgin' it;1207574 wrote:Expect a warning - i was warned for telling someone to shut the fuck up. I didn't report you.

Ironman92;1207610 wrote:People really report stuff on here? WOW.

It's the Internet......get over it or go play somewhere else...but tattle tale?

Heretic;1207634 wrote:Everyone is going to be ****ing QQing if they keep posting words and not funny pictures, GODDAMN IT TO ****ING HELL!!!!!